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Sherman joins pharma startup advisory board - washingtonismoney - 08-28-2017
Involving a concussion drug: http://www.fiercepharma.com/marketing/nfl-star-player-richard-sherman-joins-oxeia-board-as-it-readies-phase-2-concussion-drug
Interesting. Would wonder to what degree symptoms/underlying condition can be treated pharmaceutically.
Re: Sherman joins pharma startup advisory board - dabigv13 - 08-28-2017
Yeah, I have a hard time seeing how pharmacology can do much here, but it did make me recall an interesting factoid from my trauma rotation in med school- preinjury alcohol seems to have a protective effect in terms of development of tramautic brain injury. Now, obviously being drunk will dramatically elevate your risk of getting TBI because it increases your risk of being involved in a major trauma, but once the trauma has happened, being drunk may have some neuroprotective effects.
I don't think the science is settled, but there apparently is some possible physiologic mechanisms for this.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3837571/
Re: Sherman joins pharma startup advisory board - martyup - 08-28-2017
Big pharma never misses an opportunity to sell us drugs.
Re: Sherman joins pharma startup advisory board - washingtonismoney - 08-28-2017
(08-28-2017, 08:00 PM)martyup link Wrote:Big pharma never misses an opportunity to sell us drugs.
Well, sure, though most drugs are pretty good.
Re: Sherman joins pharma startup advisory board - johnnyo53 - 08-29-2017
(08-28-2017, 07:29 PM)dabigv link Wrote:Yeah, I have a hard time seeing how pharmacology can do much here, but it did make me recall an interesting factoid from my trauma rotation in med school- preinjury alcohol seems to have a protective effect in terms of development of tramautic brain injury. Now, obviously being drunk will dramatically elevate your risk of getting TBI because it increases your risk of being involved in a major trauma, but once the trauma has happened, being drunk may have some neuroprotective effects.
I don't think the science is settled, but there apparently is some possible physiologic mechanisms for this.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3837571/
WE HAD A SAYING IN THE CFL AND PARAPHRASED LATER IN THE NFL "THE TRUE TEST OF A PROFESSIONAL, IS WHETHER HE CAN PLAY AS WELL DRUNK AS HE CAN SOBER".